AltWeeklies Wire
The FBI's Anti-Terrorism Task Force Goes Info-Shoppingnew
FBI agents in search of people planning violence at the party conventions have been questioning anarchists in Missouri. Among those they targeted was Nate Hoffman, one of the organizers of the leftist bookstore Crossroads Infoshop in Kansas City.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
08-13-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Evicted for Medical Marijuana?
A Central California woman fights her local Housing Authority for the right to grow medical marijuana in her Section 8 apartment.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Abraham Hyatt |
08-12-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Organize Locally, Annoy Globallynew
At protests across the U.S., members of the Worldwide Street Preachers Fellowship target gays, Christians, women and liberals with signs worthy of Fred "God Hates Fags" Phelps. And, when arrested, they successfully sue cities for violating their First Amendment rights.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
08-10-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Bush Administration Cites National Security to Excuse Secrecynew
A host of restrictions on the public's access to government information, introduced by a dangerously secretive Bush administration, is smothering American freedoms day by day.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Student's Protest of Torture Brings Two Felony Chargesnew
A Boston College student was arrested for standing in front of a military recruitment office impersonating an abused Iraqi prisoner.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh Worries Civil Libertariansnew
Mary Beth Buchanan, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, champions some of the Bush administration's most controversial proposals, including the USA Patriot Act.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Two Bills in Congress Aimed at Drug Users Who Drivenew
Soon, a driver may be convicted of "Driving Under the Influence of Drugs" or "drugged driving" if they've used illegal drugs at any time from a few minutes to as much as a month prior to getting behind the wheel.
Pasadena Weekly |
Dean Kuipers |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Dissent-Chilling Tactics Could Affect Summer's Anti-War Protestsnew
Ever since the 1999 Seattle WTO protests, law-enforcement officials have been perfecting a strategy to defang demonstrators, and they're likely to apply it at this year's Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Stycos |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Government Seeks List of Visitors to Voting Web Sitenew
Computer-voting watchdog Bev Harris is squaring off with federal authorities over the government's request for information about visitors to her internationally renowned Web site, www.blackboxvoting.org. While Harris is determined to resist the government's investigation, a national expert on press freedom says the Renton, Wash., muckraker will almost certainly face extensive fines or jail time if she refuses to cooperate.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Attack on U.S. Is a Tuesday Morning Wake-up Callnew
Images of 9/11 include a clueless president, a cardiac patient in charge of the White House and chaos in the streets of Manhattan. The security solutions to be implemented will come at the expense of civil liberties.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Dan Pulcrano |
08-07-2004 |
Commentary
Government's Assurances of Humane Treatment Can't Be Trustednew
Just last month, the Supreme Court heard three cases concerning the rights of "enemy combatants" being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and in U.S. Naval brigs off the American coast. One issue at stake is whether the government -- specifically President Bush -- should be trusted to handle prisoners in an appropriate manner.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights Rollback: The Spread of Racial Profiling since 9-11new
By presenting race-based profiling as necessary to homeland security, the Bush administration has traded the principles of universal equality and individual dignity for the presumption of safety.
The Village Voice |
Chisun Lee |
08-05-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Plugging the Memory Holenew
A Tucson-based cyber journalist fights government secrecy, one Freedom of Information request at a time
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
07-12-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Supreme Court Shines Some Light into the Bush's Gulagnew
The enemy within: in a trio of cases, the Supreme Court shines some light into the Bush administration’s gulag. But for "enemy combatants" both here and in Guantánamo, it’s not yet time to celebrate.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
07-08-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Faith of the Fathers: “Under God” Argument Is More Than Academicnew
What's it like when your child's classmates tell her she's going to hell?
Metroland |
John Rodat |
07-06-2004 |
Civil Liberties
